memory; sense; experience
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fluent (in a language); flowing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
pronunciation; production of sound
at that time; in those days
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
and yet; despite (all) that
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at least; at most; (even) just
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay